What's New

Sep 26, 2016

Earthquake Detector Design Competition

The "Earthquake Detector Design Competition" is organized by Faculty of Engineering, The University of Hong Kong (HKU), Hong Kong Observatory (HKO), and Hong Kong Meteorological Society (HKMetSoc), and is supported by the HKU Knowledge Exchange Fund. It aims to enrich students' knowledge in both engineering and meteorology. All primary and secondary school students of Hong Kong are welcome to take part in the competition.
For further information, please visit: http://i.cs.hku.hk/~quake/Index-English.php

Oct 26, 2015

Invention for Schools Contest

The "Invention for Schools" Contest is organized by Faculty of Engineering, The University of Hong Kong (HKU), and is supported by the HKU Knowledge Exchange Fund. It aims to enrich students' knowledge in engineering. All primary and secondary school students of Hong Kong are welcome to take part in the competition.
For further information, please visit: http://www.cs.hku.hk/~i4s/

CLP Power is launching a brand new challenge titled School and Home Energy Saving Scheme 2015 - Energy Saving's Got Talent and is inviting all secondary school students to participate. The project allows students to convey messages about energy saving through creative channels such as singing, short films and dance performances.
For further information, please visit: https://www.clponline.com.hk/myBusiness/Pages/GreenSchoolProgramme.aspx?lang=en

Oct 6, 2014

Popular Science Talk Series For Teens --- Typhoon and Other Severe Weather in Hong Kong

The "Sea Level Measurement Device Design Competition" is organized by Faculty of Engineering, The University of Hong Kong (HKU), Hong Kong Observatory (HKO), and Hong Kong Meteorological Society (HKMetSoc), and is supported by the HKU Knowledge Exchange Fund. It aims to enrich students' knowledge in both engineering and meteorology. All primary and secondary school students of Hong Kong are welcome to take part in the competition.
For further information, please visit: http://i.cs.hku.hk/~sealevel/Competition-English.php

Jun 27, 2014

"Science in the Public Service" Public Talks

Under the "Science in the Public Service" Campaign, a series of talks on popular science are organized from July to September 2014. The talks will be conducted in Cantonese. Admission is free and on a first-come, first-served basis. For details of the talks, please visit http://www.science.gov.hk/eng/info-talks.htm

Aug 23, 2013

"Hong Kong Observatory - Under the Same Sky 130 Years" Exhibition

To celebrate the 130th anniversary of the Hong Kong Observatory, the Observatory will stage a "Hong Kong Observatory - Under the Same Sky 130 Years" exhibition jointly with the Hong Kong Museum of History from 10 July to 2 September 2013. Members of the public are welcomed to the exhibition, which will be free of charge.

The joint exhibition aims at reviewing the developments of the weather monitoring since the opening of Hong Kong as a free trade port in 1841, in particular the wide-ranging services of the Hong Kong Observatory to cater to the ever-changing demands of the society after its establishment in 1883. It will highlight the natural disasters brought about by extreme weather such as typhoons, rainstorms, severe droughts and extreme temperatures, with the objective to enhance the public preparedness against such disastrous weather events under the trend of climate change. Historical materials will be shown in the exhibition, such as photographs, historical documents and books, early hand-drawn weather charts, videos as well as artifacts like typhoon signals and models like miniature of the time ball used in the past. In addition to the history of the Observatory, there will be exhibits showing the evolution of the Observatory’s services and the commitment and dedication of its staff, and looking into the future. Interactive multi-media areas will also be set up to arouse the interest of the public.

In conjunction with the exhibition, the Observatory will also invite experts to deliver public talks during the period. Details are as follows:

Lectures for "Hong Kong Observatory - Under the Same Sky 130 Years" Exhibition
Venue: Lecture Hall, G/F, Hong Kong Museum of History
Enrolment: 139 seats; first come, first served (Audience will be admitted 15 minutes before each lecture starts)
Language: Cantonese

Time has long been the subject of philosophic, scientific, and mathematical research. In this stimulating talk for a general audience, Professor Eric Mazur will lead a discussion of the topic of time, then review historical attemptes to "stop time", i.e. to capture events of very short duration and then present an overview of current research into ultrafast processes using short laser pulses.
For further information, please visit:
http://edc.polyu.edu.hk/harvard_visit/

Aug 9, 2013

Observatory launches a new mobile application iCWeatherOS to enrich public interest in weather observation

The new mobile application, named iCWeatherOS, provides a one-stop platform for users to take weather photos as well as report and upload weather observations to their Facebook or Weibo personal pages. It also allows users to view the weather observations made by others. At present, the application groups weather observations under four different themes, viz. Visibility, Cloud, Weather and Tropical Cyclone.
For further information, please visit:
http://www.weather.gov.hk/whatsnew/r3/wn20130808_e.htm

Jan 29, 2013

Experts from typhoon warning authorities meet in Hong Kong

The Typhoon Committee Community Weather Information Network Project was officially launched in the opening ceremony of the Session of the Typhoon Committee . The Project is conducted under the lead of the HKO, in cooperation with the Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU), with the aim to raise community awareness towards weather and climate through hands-on educational activities in running weather stations in participating Members of the Typhoon Committee. Community weather stations have recently been installed at schools in the Philippines and Guam, the USA. The weather observation data from these stations are available on the internet (http://www.icowin.org/).
For further information, please visit:
http://www.hko.gov.hk/press/D4/2013/pre20130129e.htm

Oct 3, 2012

Lightning Detector Design Competition

The "Lightning Detector Design Competition" is organized by Faculty of Engineering, The University of Hong Kong (HKU), Hong Kong Observatory (HKO), and Hong Kong Meteorological Society (HKMetSoc), and is supported by the HKU Knowledge Exchange Fund. It aims to enrich students' knowledge in both engineering and meteorology. All primary and secondary school students of Hong Kong are welcome to take part in the competition.
For further information, please visit:
http://i.cs.hku.hk/~light/Index-English.php

Jun 19, 2012

We are pleased to announce that the Department of Applied Physics of PolyU has been funded by the Hong Kong Education Bureau to perfrom a Quality Education Fund (QEF) project entitled "Development of Experiments on Radiation and Radioactivity and Sharing of Education Materials Through a Wiki-Style Electronic Platform". The project is under the support of:

We also express our deepest appreciation to Mr Lo Cheuk Wai, Mr. Chow Kam Ming, Mr. Cheng Tak Chi, Mr. Tong Man Chung, Ms. Yiu Kam Lin, Mr. Tam Kwong Hung (HKO) and Dr. Wallace Chan (HKO) for their help to make the application successful. For this project, AP has developed a dry-ice-free cloud chamber, which is easily used for showing radioactive phenomenon in classroom. It is ready to be lent for education and demonstration purposes.

Jan 10, 2012

Visibility Measurement Method Design Competition

The competition is organised by the Faculty of Engineering, The University of Hong Kong (HKU) and the Hong Kong Observatory (HKO). It aims to enrich students' knowledge in both engineering and meteorology. All primary and secondary school students of Hong Kong are welcome to take part in the competition.The competition is organised by the Faculty of Engineering, The University of Hong Kong (HKU) and the Hong Kong Observatory (HKO). It aims to enrich students' knowledge in both engineering and meteorology. All primary and secondary school students of Hong Kong are welcome to take part in the competition.
For further information, please visit: http://i.cs.hku.hk/~visible/Index-English.php

Nov 29, 2011

The Community Weather Information Network (Co-WIN) has been awarded the Hong Kong Polytechnic University President's Award for Excellent Performance / Achievement 2011. The award ceremony was reported in the following newspapers:

We are pleased to let you know that our Loveideas proposal entitled "Nuclear Radiation & You" has been funded. Mr. Matthew Wong and Dr. C.W. Ong of AP are invited to Harbour Grand Hotel on 6/8 to receive a $200k crossed check. The fund will be injected into a PolyU account for employing an assistant for 1 year to work on the . Please accept our cordial appreciation to your support!

July 15, 2011The Department of Applied Physics of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University and the Hong Kong Observatory have been given the prestigious 2010 Vaisala Award for Weather Observing and Instrumentation by the Royal Meteorological Society (RMetS) for the Community Weather Information Network (Co-WIN). The press release can be found at this link.

April 29, 2011Community Weather Information Network won the Certificate of Merit of the Best Collaboration (Service) category in the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) awards of Hong Kong to recognise the excellent achievements and contribution in provision of weather information services through outstanding collaboration. The award was supported by Office of the Government Chief Information Officer. It fully relies on your active participation and support.

January 21, 2011Application form for the Visit to the Hong Kong Observatory Earthquake Station (Mar 12, 2011) is now available for download. Please click here for application form and visit detail.

January 17, 2011Please click here to view the YouTube about Community Weather Information Network (Part 3).

December 20, 2010Please click here to view the YouTube about Community Weather Information Network (Part 2).

December 14, 2010Please click here to view the YouTube about Community Weather Information Network (Part 1).

Novemember 16, 2010The participant list and details for the visit to Tai Mo Shan Radar Station and Ho Koon Nature Education cum Astronomical Centre on 20 November 2010 is announced.

Novemember 8, 2010Co-WIN is going to celebrate the 3rd Anniversary and hold a 'warm-up' Contest on 13 November 2010 (Saturday). All members are welcome. A detailed programme rundown for the day is attached for your reference. Please fill up the attached reply slip and return to us by email to cowin@hko.gov.hk or by fax to 23119448.

September 29, 2010
Visit to the Hong Kong Observatory Tai Mo Shan Radar Station and Ho Koon Nature Education cum Astronomical Centre on November 20, 2010. Please click here for further information regarding the visit and application procedure, and click here to download the reply form.

September 28, 2010
Hong Kong Observatory has launched the second online quiz on aeronautical meteorology. Please click here for details.

September 22, 2010
Visit to the Hong Kong Observatory Headquarters and King's Park Meteorological Station:Participant list for September 25, 2010.Participant list for October 9, 2010.

September 2, 2010Co-WIN Activity:Visit to the Hong Kong Observatory Headquarters and King's Park Meteorological Station on September 25 and October 9, 2010. Please click here for further information regarding the visit and application procedure, and click here to download the reply form.

Februrary 2, 2010The Hong Kong Observatory has produced an educational video (in Chinese only) on the lightning formation process and how the Observatory detects lightning using its lightning location system.

December 14, 2009A new section entitled "Weather Diary" has been created in the photo gallery. Members are encouraged to post their weather observations (better to include photos) with short descriptions (preferably with date and time) on the weather events. Please visit the weather photos posted recently by Elegentia College: "Radiation fog observed in Sheung Shui"

December 1, 2009Participant list for the visit to Tai Mo Shan Radar Station and Ho Koon Nature Education and Astronomical Centre on December 5, 2009.

May 14, 2009We are seeking two summer student helpers who are interested in meteorological/environment studies and who are currently studying in a secondary school with HKCo-WIN membership (please check the Member List page to ascertain whether your school has joined HKCo-WIN membership or not). Successful applicants will assist in data analysis and in development of measurement instruments. Priority will be given to those who have participated actively in previous HKCo-WIN activities. The employment will be on a part-time basis for a period of around 1.5 months, with commencement date around the end of May. Interested students are invited to email their resume to Mr. Eugene Ng (email: apkaze@inet.polyu.edu.hk). The application deadline is June 1, 2009.

December 10, 2008Photos of the 2008 Visit to Tai Mo Shan Radar Station and Ho Koon Nature Education cum Astronomical Centre are now available on HKCo-WIN Photo Gallery.

December 3, 2008Under the Hong Kong Community Weather Information Network (HK Co-WIN), the weather station at Elegantia College (in Sheung Shui district) captured a minimum temperature of 7°C around dawn on 29 Nov. 2008. The cold snap at the time necessitated the first cold warning by the Observatory, as temperatures plummeted and many places in Hong Kong reported temperatures below 10°C. Please visit the following HKO Side Lights webpage to see a short article on HK Co-WIN capturing the recent cold snap on 29 November 2008.

November 19, 2008HK Co-WIN Activity - Visit to the Tai Mo Shan Radar Station and Ho Koon Nature Education and Astronomical Centre on November 22, 2008. Please click here for further information regarding the visit and application procedure, and click here to download the reply form.

June 3, 2008Newly added: Photo Gallery of HK Co-WIN Activity at Various Schools and Organizations now available on Photo Gallery page.

December 23, 2007Newly added: Weather data download is now available at Data Download page for HKCOWIN members. Please contact the Hong Kong Polytechnic University Department of Applied Physics at apkaze@inet.polyu.edu.hk for access to the page.

November 16, 2007HK Co-WIN Activity - Visit to the Tai Mo Shan Radar Station and the King's Park Met Station of the Hong Kong Observatory on December 7, 2007 (Friday). Please click here for details and click here to download the reply form.